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title: James 2
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createdAt: 2024-09-11T02:07:51.667Z
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**1 **My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, *the Lord* of glory, with respect of persons. **2 **For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; **3 **And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: **4 **Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? **5 **Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? **6 **But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? **7 **Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?

**8 **If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: **9 **But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. **10 **For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one *point*, he is guilty of all. **11 **For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. **12 **So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. **13 **For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

**14 **What *doth it* profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? **15 **If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, **16 **And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be *ye* warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what *doth it* profit? **17 **Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

**18 **Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. **19 **Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. **20 **But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? **21 **Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? **22 **Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? **23 **And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. **24 **Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. **25 **Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent *them* out another way? **26 **For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.